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{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian}}
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| birth_date = 7 August 1925
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 3 March 1982 (aged 56)
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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'''Keshto Mukherjee''' (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian.<ref name="finexp">{{cite web | title = Don't miss out on the laughs | url = http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | publisher = Financial Express | date = 1 February 2009 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 27 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727183255/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |title=Biography |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-date=25 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825152019/http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|title=Keshto Mukherjee Biography, Filmography & Movie List - BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825183849/https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|url-status=live}}</ref> He specialised in comic [[drunkard]] roles in Hindi films.

He used to share a very good relation with the iconic [[Film director|director]] [[Ritwik Ghatak]] and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in ''[[Bari Theke Paliye]]'', the madman in ''[[Ajantrik]]'' or character roles in ''[[Nagarik]]'' and ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=न्यूज़ |first=एबीपी |date=2021-06-22 |title=केष्टो मुखर्जी की कहानी: शराबी के रोल ने दिलाई पहचान लेकिन रियल लाइफ में कभी नहीं पी शराब |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/remember-keshto-mukherjee-the-comedian-drunk-from-old-hindi-movies-he-was-teetotaller-1930578 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408181340/https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/remember-keshto-mukherjee-the-comedian-drunk-from-old-hindi-movies-he-was-teetotaller-1930578 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-07 |title=HBD Keshto Mukherjee: कैस्टो मुखर्जी का चेहरा देख हंस पड़ते थे दर्शक, ऐसे हुआ था बिमल रॉय से सामना |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-keshto-mukherjee-birth-anniversary-intersting-facts-about-drunk-comedian-ss-3683953.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408101137/https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-keshto-mukherjee-birth-anniversary-intersting-facts-about-drunk-comedian-ss-3683953.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Family and personal life ==
Keshto Mukherjee was married to Chaaya Mukherjee, and they had two sons, Indrajit Mukherjee (Babloo Mukherjee) and Ranjit Mukherjee. Ranjit Mukherjee died in a traffic accident.

=== Relationship with alcohol ===
Keshto Mukherjee specialised in comic [[drunkard]] roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his [[drunkard]] typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | title = He hammed with humour | url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | date = 30 July 2004 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 10 April 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100410014044/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | work = [[The Hindu]] | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=#GoldenFrames: Keshto Mukherjee, one of the most talented comedians of Indian Cinema {{!}} Photogallery - ETimes |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenframes/goldenframes-keshto-mukherjee/articleshow/85286671.cms |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=photogallery.indiatimes.com |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153913/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenframes/goldenframes-keshto-mukherjee/articleshow/85286671.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
However in his own interview published in the Stardust magazine in 1981, he mentioned the following; "I drink a lot. I started boozing when I left my home town and came to Bombay to become a film hero. I lived in a dingy room in the railway quarters with nothing to eat, but lots to drink. I drank because I was frustrated. I didn’t have any work. I drank to get some sleep, to forget that there were rats running all around the place, that there was a dog sleeping next to me. I drank to relieve the tension. And I only had daaru as my true friend. And again, it was because of this daaru that I gained popularity. Today, if anyone says my name, everyone pictures a bevda. I cannot ditch my friend now. I still drink. The only day when I didn’t touch a drop of liquor was on my wedding day."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bollywoodirect.medium.com/keshto-muk-45564b00b9e7 |title=Keshto Muk |date=6 May 2020 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319124644/https://bollywoodirect.medium.com/keshto-muk-45564b00b9e7 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2024}}

==Death==
Keshto Mukherjee died on March 3, 1982, in an accident
in Mumbai (then Bombay).

==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Nagarik]]'' (1952) - Jatin Babu
*''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]'' (1957) - Street Dancer
*''[[Ajantrik]]'' (1958) - Lunatic
*''[[Bari Theke Paliye]]'' (1958) - Magician
*''Lukochuri'' (1958)
*''[[Khazanchi (1958 film)|Khazanchi]]'' (1958)
*''[[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]]'' (1960) - Compounder Keshto
*''[[Masoom (1960 film)|Masoom]]'' (1960) - CID Officer
*''Aas Ka Panchhi'' (1961)
*''[[China Town (1962 film)|China Town]]'' (1962) - Keshto
*''[[Prem Patra]]'' (1962)
*''[[Asli Naqli]]'' (1962)
*''[[Aashiq (1962 film)|Aashiq]]'' (1962) - Bheekhu
*''[[Aarti]]'' (1962) - Johnny
*''[[Daal Me Kala]]'' (1964) - Mangu
*''Faraar'' (1965) - School Janitor
*''[[Akashdeep]]'' (1965) - Ramu (uncredited)
*''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966) - Shivratan
*''[[Pinjre Ke Panchhi]]'' (1966) - Keshto (Barber)
*''Paari'' (1966)
*''[[Biwi aur Makan]]'' (1966)
*''[[Mehrban]]'' (1967) - Gadhamaharaj's devotee
*''[[Majhli Didi]]'' (1967) - Bhola - Navin's employee
*''[[Baazi (1968 film)|Baazi]]'' (1968) - Madhav
*''[[Padosan]]'' (1968) - Calcuttiya
*''Shikar'' (1968)
*''[[Sadhu Aur Shaitaan]]'' (1968)
*''Apna Ghar Apni Kahani'' (1968)
*''[[Anokhi Raat]]'' (1968) - Buyer (stammerer)
*''[[Chanda Aur Bijli]]'' (1969) - Raju
*''[[Suhana Safar]]'' (1970) - Keshto
*''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]'' (1970) - Drunkard
*''[[Geet (1970 film)|Geet]]'' (1970) - Keshav
*''[[Mere Humsafar]]'' (1970) - Abdul Narayan D'Souza
*''[[Umang]]'' (1970) - Prem Praksh Jagmag (uncredited)
*''[[Maa Ka Aanchal]]'' (1970) - Drunkard Flower Vendor
*''[[Bachpan]]'' (1970) - Advocate John - Tom's dad
*''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]'' (1971) - Kader Bhai
*''[[Rakhwala (1971 film)|Rakhwala]]'' (1971) - Drunk patient (uncredited)
*''[[Mere Apne]]'' (1971) - Jattu
*''[[Memsaab (film)|Memsaab]]'' (1971) - Masterji
*''[[Lakhon Mein Ek]]'' (1971) - Chatterjee
*''[[Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari]]'' (1971) - Doctor
*''[[Door Ka Raahi]]'' (1971) - Paunchkaudi
*''Chori Chori'' (1972) - Hotel Manager
*''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]'' (1972) - Baburao Kulkarni
*''[[Sanjog (1972 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1972) - Mohan's Father
*''[[Bombay to Goa (1972 film)|Bombay To Goa]]'' (1972) - Sleeping Passenger
*''[[Lalkaar]]'' (1972) - Keshto
*''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'' (1972) - Teacher
*''[[Koshish]]'' (1972) - The Man irritated by Hari's whistling (uncredited)
*''[[Sabse Bada Sukh]]'' (1972) - Guide at railway station
*''[[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]'' (1972) - Soldier
*''Bindiya Aur Bandook'' (1972)
*''[[Anokha Milan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Mem Saheb]]'' (1972)
*''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'' (1973) - Drunk
*''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'' (1973) - Gangu
*''[[Bada Kabootar]]'' (1973) - Abdul
*''Sweekar'' (1973) - Drunkman
*''[[Samjhauta (film)|Samjhauta]]'' (1973) - Cheater at R.K.Studio
*''[[Chalaak]]'' (1973) - Gangaram Sakharam Patil
*''[[Achanak (1973 film)|Achanak]]'' (1973) - Man in the train
*''[[Nirmaan]]'' (1974) - Bajrangi
*''[[Apradhi (1974 film)|Apradhi]]'' (1974) - Nawab Ashiq Mizaaj
*''[[Aarop]]'' (1974) - Kunwarelal
*''[[Geetaa Mera Naam]]'' (1974) - Keshto - Raja's Assistant
*''[[Aap Ki Kasam]]'' (1974) - Kanhaiya Lal (uncredited)
*''Jab Andhera Hota Hai'' (1974) - Drunkard
*''[[Chor Chor]]'' (1974) - Keshto Mukherjee
*''[[Trimurti (1974 film)|Trimurti]]'' (1974) - Drunk Man
*''[[5 Rifles]]'' (1974) - Drunkard
*''[[Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye]]'' (1974) - Prospective groom for Janniya
*''[[Jeevan Rekha]]'' (1974)
*''[[Imaan (film)|Imaan]]'' (1974) - Mama
*''[[Humrahi]]'' (1974)
*''[[Call Girl (1974 film)|Call Girl]]'' (1974)
*''Maze Le Lo'' (1975)
*''Kaam Shastra'' (1975)
*''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975) - James D'Costa (Driver)
*''[[Aakraman]]'' (1975) - Rangeela
*''[[Qaid (film)|Qaid]]'' (1975) - Kanhaiyalal
*''[[Pratigya (1975 film)|Pratigya]]'' (1975) - Chandi
*''[[Kala Sona]]'' (1975) - Drunkard
*''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) - Hariram
*''[[Salaakhen (1975 film)|Salaakhen]]'' (1975) - Qaidi No.840
*''[[Mazaaq]]'' (1975) - Waiter
*''[[Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja]]'' (1975)
*''[[Do Thug]]'' (1975) - Jaggu
*''[[Dhoti Lota Aur Chaupaty]]'' (1975)
*''Aag Aur Toofan'' (1975)
*''[[Sankoch]]'' (1976) - Dhakkan
*''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' (1976) - Himalaya Club's President
*''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' (1976) - Police Inspector Gomes
*''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976) - Principal 'Kalu'
*''Sikka'' (1976)
*''[[Rakhi Aur Rifle]]'' (1976)
*''[[Meera Shyam]]'' (1976)
*''[[Gumrah (1976 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1976) - Kesto - Drunk
*''[[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1976) - Examiner
*''[[Aaj Ka Mahatma]]'' (1976) - Pedro
*''[[Vir Mangdavalo]]'' (1976) (Gujarati film)
*''[[Amaanat (1977 film)|Amaanat]]'' (1977) - Drunk
*''[[Chala Murari Hero Banane]]'' (1977) - Abdul
*''Tinku'' (1977) - Truck Driver
*''[[Sahib Bahadur]]'' (1977) - Trumpet Player
*''[[Ram Bharose]]'' (1977)
*''[[Niaz Aur Namaz]]'' (1977)
*''[[Naami Chor]]'' (1977)
*''[[Kitaab]]'' (1977) - Pandit Shankar Lal
*''[[Kinara (film)|Kinara]]'' (1977)
*''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]'' (1977) - Drunk fishing at the china creek
*''[[Dildaar]]'' (1977) - Raju
*''[[Daku Aur Mahatma]]'' (1977) - Shersingh
*''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'' (1977) - Kesto
*''[[Agar... If]]'' (1977) - Chaman
*''[[Aafat]]'' (1977) - Pyare Miyan
*''[[Rahu Ketu (1978 film)|Rahu Ketu]]'' (1978) - Taxi driver
*''[[Aakhri Daku]]'' (1978)
*''[[Naukri]]'' (1978) - Hawaldar
*''[[Damaad]]'' (1978) - Tulsiram
*''[[Azad (1978 film)|Azad]]'' (1978) - Ramesh Sharma
*''Giddha'' (1978) - Policeman
*''[[Devta (1978 film)|Devta]]'' (1978)
*''[[Khatta Meetha (1978 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'' (1978) - Milkman in the song "Roll Roll"
*''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'' (1978) - Tonga driver
*''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' (1979) - Shantu's husband / Local drunk
*''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979) - Tushar Babu Ghosh / Chatterjee
*''[[Prem Bandhan (1979 film)|Prem Bandhan]]'' (1979) - Johny - Dr Vinod's Assistant
*''[[Jhoota Kahin Ka]]'' (1979) - Rahim (Chauffeur)
*''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) - Drunk
*''[[Jurmana (1979 film)|Jurmana]]'' (1979) - Babu Ram
*''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]'' (1979) - Watchman
*''[[Hum Tere Ashiq Hain]]'' (1979) - Mukherjee
*''[[Do Shikari]]'' (1979) - Gulu
*''[[Salaam Memsaab]]'' (1979) - James
*''[[Ghar Ki Laaj]]'' (1979) - Manphool
*''[[Desh Drohi (1980 film)|Desh Drohi]]'' (1980) - Drunkman in Hotel Room
*''[[Khubsoorat|Khubsurat]]'' (1980) - Dayal's cook
*''[[Aap Ke Deewane]]'' (1980) - Lawyer
*''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980) - Passenger in toilet
*''[[Hum Nahin Sudhrenge]]'' (1980) - Mukherjee
*''[[Red Rose (1980 film)|Red Rose]]'' (1980) - Man came to buy brassiere for his girlfriend
*''[[Be-Reham]]'' (1980) - Ram Prasad
*''[[Taxi Chor]]'' (1980) - Robert
*''Qatil Kaun'' (1980) - Press Manager
*''Garam Khoon'' (1980)
*''[[Ganga Aur Suraj]]'' (1980)
*''[[Paanch Qaidi]]'' (1981) - Sharaabi
*''[[Kudrat]]'' (1981) - Jagat Ram
*''[[Mangalsutra (disambiguation)|Mangalsutra]]'' (1981) - Drunk in Tonga
*''[[Wardat]]'' (1981) - Dharamdas
*''[[Naseeb (1981 film)|Naseeb]]'' (1981) - Ad Film Director
*''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981) - Drunk Driver
*''Chhupa Chhuppi'' (1981)
*''Shradhanjali'' (1981) - Rocky - Drummer
*''[[Sansani: The Sensation]]'' (1981) - Juman Miya
*''Nai Imarat'' (1981) - Drinkard
*''Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani'' (1981)
*''[[Main Aur Mera Haathi]]'' (1981)
*''[[Katilon Ke Kaatil]]'' (1981) - Husband of lady with necklace
*''[[Jeene Ki Arzoo (1981 film)|Jeene ki Arzoo]]'' (1981)
*''[[Haathkadi (1982 film)|Hathkadi]]'' (1982) - Drunkman
*''[[Dial 100 (1982 film)|Dial 100]]'' (1982) - P. K. Bahke
*''Meharbaani'' (1982)
*''[[Troyee]]'' (1982) - Drunkard
*''[[Ghazab]]'' (1982) - Emperor
*''[[Dil-E-Nadan]]'' (1982)
*''Waqt-Waqt Ki Baat'' (1982)
*''[[Shiv Charan]]'' (1982) - Sweeper
*''[[Rachana (film)|Rachna]]'' (1983) - Babu
*''Paanchwin Manzil'' (1983)
*''Divorce'' (1984) - Shankar dada
*''Kasam Durga Ki'' (1984)
*''[[Hanste Khelte (1984 film)|Hanste Khelte]]'' (1984) - Canteen Owner
*''[[Hum Dono (1985 film)|Hum Dono]]'' (1985) - Shankar
*''Maa Ki Saugandh'' (1986)
*''[[Aatank]]'' (1996) - Phillips Crasto (uncredited) (final film role)
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==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
! Category
!Film
!Result
|-
![[23rd Filmfare Awards|1976]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
|''[[Kaala Sona]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
![[25th Filmfare Awards|1978]]
|''[[Chacha Bhatija]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
![[26th Filmfare Awards|1979]]
|''[[Azaad (1978 film)|Azaad]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[28th Filmfare Awards|1981]]
|''[[Be-Reham]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Khubsoorat]]''
|{{won}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0611537|name=Keshto Mukherjee}}

{{FilmfareAwardBestComedian}}

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Keshto Mukherjee - Revision history

ShielaPaxton36 at 18:46, 6 March 2026